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Generally, when it comes to ARPGs like Diablo<\/em> or Path of Exile<\/em>, players spend the vast majority of their time in the endgame. For fans of the genre, the hours of grinding through a story campaign is just practice. The endgame is the reward, where dozens or hundreds more hours are spent min-maxing characters. Blizzard knows this and is preparing Diablo IV<\/em> to have endearing endgame content right at launch \u2014 and it wants you to play some of it in a closed beta. However, it only plans on inviting those with a lot of previous Diablo<\/em> endgame time under their plated belts.<\/p>\n

In a new blog post, Blizzard explains that the upcoming \u2018Closed End Game Beta\u2019 will only allow invites the the grind fiends. Those who have \u201crecently spent significant amounts of time playing the end-game experiences of Diablo II: Resurrected<\/em> and Diablo III<\/em>\u201d are the only ones eligible for the invite. If you\u2019re a more casual ARPG enjoyer, then you\u2019re probably out of luck.<\/p>\n

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Those min-maxing masters lucky to be chosen for the beta will play through a handful of experiences in the Diablo IV<\/em>\u00a0endgame. There\u2019s Helltide, a \u201cregion-wide event\u201d that occurs after reaching World Tier Three in Nightmare difficulty. You can also experience Whispers of the Dead, the Fields of Hatred, the Paragon Boards, and a beta boss.<\/p>\n